Well looks like my factory job is over I got a job! 
It’s with Joda freight in Keighley, only 5 miles from my house lots of nights out and overtime , l will be working some right hours! 5 night out a week I think, I cant wait they are giving a new guy like me a chance and i appreciate it so much, i start in a few weeks, first on the vans for a week or 2 then on the class 2 I was cheeky and asked if I passed my class 1 next year would I get a job, he told me I don’t have to bother because if I worked out ok they put there own through the class 1 ,oh well map reading practise here I come! 
WELL done mate all the best with your
new employment,and do keep us all up to
date how the jobs going also you could post a
little diary,maybe,
bet your weel chuffed mate.
Take it easy & enjoy the learning curve
Well done and good luck
Well done that man!
Well I gave my notice in today! Been working at the same factory 8 years!
I hope I do ok, ive not done nights out for over 10 years; I am excited but nervous at the same time any tips for a new guy ?,I also got a Tomtom sat nav , will only use it when I get close to my drops
I will keep you updated with my progress err god I hope I do progress!
good on ya…some people like nights others dont. i done shifts 4 on days, 4 rest & then 4 nights. been doing shift work since 1989 & the nights are starting to kill me now.
If you feel tired get out the cab for a little stretch & few lungs full of cold air to wake you up.
I frequently see them running off on a Sunday and someone told me they do work to Ireland.
I know they have subbed some work for Nidd Transport to Europe.
Seem to have a mix of motors artics and rigids I think they may be part of one of the pallet networks.
well in Slackeye… Joda have a secure car park for the Artics round the corner from my house…
Well Done Slackeye, all the very best with it!!
Steve
All the best in your new job mate.
Good Luck mate.make sure you got a quality sleeping bag if your cabbing it ,worth the money when your nice and warm.
slackeye:
Well looks like my factory job is over I got a job!
Good luck with the job.
But i’d be weary of a company thats offering big hours and 5 nights out.
Remember the WTD. And because joda’s work is’nt always waiting to get tipped on a bay.You’ll be pulling those curtains back and strapping loads.Which all counts as work.
Go with it if you like.But when the boss tells you that your “EXEMPT” I say stuff it and find a job that is advertised saying it works to the WTD.And probably pays a decent wage for it aswell.
Bosses thing £500 a week for a driver is more than enough.But that usually means 65hours and 5 nights out.
If they were doing the job legally they’d have to pay the drivers a decent wage.
This is just my point of view.At the end of the day its your licence.
Tony b
I must admit im a bit scared been my first job and all,bet they think cos im a newbie they can make me work over my hours? i dunno im gonna c how it goes bit worring cos i given up my job at the factory mind you they treated me like ■■■■
The agencys round by me r slow and i think to get some experince this job will be ok i hope !
No offence to you slackeye. We all need a start somewhere.I used to do all sorts when i first started.But i’m being spoilt at the moment,Working for a 110% legit company is worth alot.
You sound like yove got your head screwed on right.Its a pity that theres alot of drivers that cant see how much they are being exploited.
I live close to the A49 in shropshire.Its sugar beet season and the drivers are going up and down here 7 days a week.And at the end of it i bet the dont earn much more than me, for 48 hours.And every 3rd week i get a paid day off to reduce my WTD hours.
Best wishes.
Tony b
P.S. I remember a post on here quite a while back.About a driver who worked on there and someone pinched something out of his motor when he was in the yard.
tonyb…:
P.S. I remember a post on here quite a while back.About a driver who worked on there and someone pinched something out of his motor when he was in the yard.
I remember that too. We’ve got drivers who have had things pinched by opportunist passers-by while they have been tipping.
Mine’s always locked whenever I’m not in it, and that includes our yard, even if I’m only handing in notes , washing off or even dropping a trailer.
Lock it or lose it.
Good Luck and keep us posted.
me too Kate. ive had coments from other drivers about locking
my cab all the time but i like to keep whats mine. 
well done on getting the job slackeye, most of the joda lads
ive spoke to seem happy with it. so best of luck m8.